Welcome to my Blog. This a place to share and learn all things embroidery. Here I post inspirational stories and free lessons in the form of tutorials and guides. I also share tips, tricks and teach stitches and techniques.
You will also find free patterns and designs for you to unlock your creativity. It is a great place for any creative looking to learn or find inspiration in this art form.
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The power of finding beauty in the humblest of things - KIT ♫♫♫ A lovely new kit is available and it is perfect for making a gift for a best friend or special family member or occasion! I just love this Inspirational Quote by Louisa May Alcott: "The power of finding BEAUTY in the humblest things makes home HAPPY and life LOVELY." and thought you would enjoy embroidering...
How to embroider a landscape in ribbon embroidery – Chapter 2Good morning, it’s freezing here in Cape Town, we have had such good rains and there is snow on the mountains and Capetonians are ecstatic. We were all planning for day zero, "Day Zero" when Cape Town was set to turn off its water, but now that the dams are filling up nicely, and they are half-full and everyone...
Twirled ribbon rose The twirled ribbon rose is a wonderful stitch to use when making roses and rosebuds. Here I used my 7mm silk ribbon no. 43 on a size 18 chenille needle... 1. Come up in the centre and gently twist the needle to form a neat tubular shape. 2. Hold the twirled ribbon and insert needle...
Pink Delight, first kit - Ribbon and thread kit for the Pink Delight Project Chapter 1, 2 and 3 This is the first ribbon, thread and fibre kit for Chapter 1 and also Chapter 2 and Chapter 3 of the Pink Delight project which you can follow on my blog here. The first thread and ribbon kit contains: 15 skeins thread woolly yarn and fibre 10...
Wishing you and your loved ones a very Happy Christmas! May Peace be your gift and your blessing all year through!
˙·٠•●Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ●•٠·˙ I have good news for three lucky winners this month! In my last newsletter, I wrote: " To celebrate our new beginnings we are having a fabulous giveaway! Every silk ribbon embroidery kit that is ordered and shipped for our customers from today until the end of November will go into a draw and you will have the chance to win a signed edition of the new felting book,...
HAPPY THANKSGIVING stitching world, enjoy this special time! ***** Our Black Friday Sale starts tomorrow and ends on Monday! Don't miss out. Check back in tomorrow!
Multipurpose Needle Pack ★★★★★ Have you heard about our very popular and useful NEEDLE PACK for Ribbon embroidery and stumpwork? In this pack, we include all the needles you will need for any kind of ribbon embroidery, creative embroidery and stumpwork. This pack contains: Chenille needles size 16 needle pack – six needles in a pack... this is the needle to use for 13mm silk...
A Kit - Designer Ribbon Rose on a Clip To attach onto jackets, scarves, shoes, handbags, hair or anything else you can think of! Also makes a lovely gift for any friend or family member who likes to make things with their hands... This kit contains: Di van Niekerk’s ribbon — 25/32mm silk or 38mm organza ribbon x 1 metre/yard Embroidery thread...
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